Images said to be the display assembly of the upcoming “iPhone 6s” has been shared by Nowhereelse.fr today, giving us a first look at the entire display assembly of the device.

The leaked images from the French site do not confirm that the device will be equipped with Force Touch, but they do appear slightly different from the corresponding iPhone 6 parts. The images merely give us an indication that Force Touch is a possible feature that may be included in the iPhone 6s.

Rumours suggest that the iPhone 6s may be slightly thicker than the iPhone 6 to accommodate the new Force Touch technology in the display, but any slight difference would not be easily perceptible to the user.

The iPhone 6s is expected to included an improved 12-megapixel camera, A9 processor, 2GB of RAM, a better Touch ID sensor, and a new rose gold colour option. Mass production of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus was rumoured to begin at the end of July.

To use TaiG is fairly simple. The software does all the work for you, all you need to do is disable Find my iPhone and your passcode before connecting your device to your Mac or PC and launching the jailbreak tool.

Worms3 by Team17 Software is Apple’s free app of the week. The game normally retails for $4.99 and is free for this week only.

The app is a follow-up to the award-winning, best-selling Worms 2: Armageddon is here. Worms 3 has been designed and developed exclusively for iOS.

Deal yourself the advantage with a new, game-changing enhancement. Turn on the card mode and alter the start and end of each turn by the playing of strategic cards. Collect in-game rewards that allow you to purchase bronze, silver and gold cards. Build your deck from 41 fiendishly designed cards.

Enlist your perfect battle combination as you choose your worms from a new ‘Class’ system – Heavy, Scientist, Scout and classic Soldier. Each has their own unique skill and ability. User can show off their skills by earning Achievements. A delightful blend of both the simple and complex, these goals have been deliberately engineered to push you and your wormy skills to the limits.

Play online with asynchronous multiplayer warfare. Enroll in ranked or friendly matches and show off your prowess. Remember, with asynchronous multiplayer you don’t have to commit to a full session at a time.

Worms3 is available as a free download (normally $4.99) from the App Store. The game requires any iOS device running iOS 5.1.1 or later, and it has been optimized for the iPhone 5, 6, and 6 Plus. The app has in-app purchases that range between $0.99 and $11.99.

According to a new report from Bloomberg Business, Samsung’s market value dropped $10 billion from its market value in July because of sluggish sales of the Galaxy S6.

The stock dropped 6.6 percent in the month of July as the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer posted its fifth straight profit decline. The company said it would cut prices for its new high-end devices, less than four months after they were released.

Samsung’s global smartphone market share fell more than three percent in the second quarter as sales of Apple’s iPhone and smartphones from Xiaomi surge. Marcello Ahn, a Seoul-based analyst at Quad Investment Management, said:

“I don’t see a clear answer for its smartphone business. The vacuum of its business momentum will persist throughout this year and even into next year, giving investors less reason to snap up shares.”

On Thursday, Samsung announced that it will be adjusting prices for the S6 and S6 Edge to maintain a steady growth in sales.

“Samsung has dropped 11 percent this year and is on course for its biggest annual decline since the global financial crisis. The company has more than $43 billion of cash.

Operating profit at the mobile phone unit slumped to 2.76 trillion won from 4.42 trillion won a year earlier. Samsung sold 89 million handsets, with smartphones accounting for more than 80 percent of those.”

The company reported net income of $4.9 billion for the second quarter ending in June. This missed analysts’ estimates and prompted the biggest decline in shares in four months.

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According to a new report from MacRumors, IBM is moving forward with plans to continue moving employees onto Apple’s platforms. Apple and IBM teamed up on an enterprise partnership one year ago, which saw the companies pushing iOS devices and apps in the enterprise.

A few months ago, in an internal memo, IBM announced that it was planning on purchasing up to 50,000 MacBooks for employees before the end of 2015. In a new internal video, IBM’s CIO Jeff Smith has revealed that IBM could actually purchase between 150,000 to 200,000 MacBooks annually.

In the video (seen below), Smith recalls a conversation that he had with Apple’s CIO Niali O’Connor about the possibility of a massive Mac deployment at IBM.

The video notes that the initiative could see 50-75 percent of IBM employees eventually converting from their current Lenovo ThinkPads to MacBooks.

Over the past year, Apple and IBM have been working closely to create specialized enterprise-focused iOS apps. With the new initiative that will see more than 50 percent of employees switching to Mac, the partnership between the two companies will continue to grow.

Today, Rogers updated its MyRogers app for iOS with a new feature called DeviceAid. The addition to the app gives users an advanced troubleshooting tool designed to quickly analyze and fix technical issues on your device.

DeviceAid can help troubleshoot problems related to Wi-Fi connectivity, battery life, your SIM card, Bluetooth and more. In order to use the tool, the app requires permissions to access various device settings. Rogers clarifies that the app will not access any personal information stored on your device.

The MyRogers app, which is Wi-Fi access compatible, gives you secure access to your Rogers account and services and allows you to monitor your wireless and home usage, view your account balance, make payments, and review account details for everyone in your Share Everything or Family plan.

MyRogers for iOS is available as a free download from the App Store. The app requires any device running iOS 6.0 or later and has been optimized for the iPhone 5, 6, and 6 Plus.

The Wall Street Journal has released some data that hints at how the Apple Watch has been doing so far. The report cites shipment information provided by analyst Mark Li from Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering’s (ASE) most recent earnings call.

ASE is the company that build the S1 package that houses many chips and sensors used in the Apple Watch. An ASE subsidiary reportedly failed to meet its break-even volume of two million units shipped per month during the second quarter and does not believe it will meet its third quarter targets.

The company’s failure to meet this target suggests the Apple Watch is not selling nearly as well as analysts expected.

“The shortfall of Apple Watch is a disappointment,” Mr. Li wrote in a note to clients. “We came in with a low expectation but below break-even still surprised us.”

In an interview, Mr. Li said it is unusual for a company like ASE not to reach break-even volume during a typically busy period like the third quarter, especially when dealing with a new product.

He said that he now expects ASE to fall short of his forecast of shipping 18 million units this year, peaking in June.”

Before Apple’s earnings call, analyst estimates of Apple Watch sales during its first quarter of availability ranged from 2.85 million to 5.7 million. After the call, analysts adjusted their estimates to values between 2.2 million and 3 million units.

During the earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple Watch sales “exceeded expectations,” despite supply continuing to trail demand at the end of the quarter. Apple CFO Luca Maestri said that the current revenue from the Apple Watch was well over $952 million, but did not provide any further insight into sales.

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According to a new study from BatteryBox, switching from Chrome to Safari on a MacBook could get you an extra hour of battery life.

After noticing that on of their employees was consistently getting better battery life out of his MacBook after switching to Safari, the company decided to modify a testing program they had to monitor power consumption on a MacBook.

“We measured the power consumption of watching videos on YouTube, browsing Reddit, streaming on Netflix vs Putlocker, creeping on Twitter and FaceBook, composing emails on services like Gmail and Hotmail, and searching for stuff on Google, Bing (yup, surprisingly, it’s still used), and DuckDuckGo. We used a factory-restored MacBook Pro Retina 13” to test each website on one internet browser at a time. No programs other than the browser were open.”

After averaging data from all the tests, Safari consumed the least power and allowed for 6 hours and 21 minutes of total use. Firefox came in second with 5 hours and 29 minutes of total use, and Chrome came in last with 5 hours and 8 minutes of usage.

The simple switch of web browsers from Chrome to Safari is likely to give you an hour or more of extra battery life on your MacBook.

What web browser are you using on your MacBook? Have you seen battery life improvements by switching from one browser to another? Let us know in the comments below.

Canadian customers still pay some of the highest prices for wireless services, studies say. But you know, you don’t need a study commissioned by the government or a private company to see that: Just have a look at your monthly bill, and you’ll know. The reason: The market lacks competition, as it is controlled by three major players.

However, what’s bad for Canadian wireless consumers is good for investors: Less competition means they (the carriers) can charge higher prices than they would do in a highly competitive market. Just check the prices in the areas where they have a strong competitor.

The highly concentrated Canadian wireless landscape has been the topic of discussions on many forums and became especially hot when Verizon was rumoured to be entering the market. The government has taken some steps to change this: We can see from the latest stats released by Industry Canada after the 2500 MHz spectrum auction that 25% of wireless holdings are now in the hands of smaller carriers, as opposed to 2% in 2006. That’s a huge change, but it means almost nothing, because the market is still controlled by the big three, who account for 90% of the Canadian market.

So what does the market look like in the eyes of an investor? It certainly looks good, especially in terms of Bell, which has the most diversified business of the Big Three, according to Sure Dividend. You know, investors are mostly interested in dividend yield, so here is how it looks:

– TELUS has a 4.0% dividend yield
– Rogers Communications has a 4.5% dividend yield
– BCE has a 5.2% dividend yield
In addition to having the highest yield, BCE is also the most diversified and largest of these 3 businesses. The market cap of each is listed below:
– Rogers Communications has a market cap of $18.1 billion
– TELUS has a market cap of $20.7 billion
– BCE has a market cap of $34.6 billion.

Actually, Bell seems to be the most attractive company for investors, because it provides safety, a stable balance sheet, and proved its strength during the recession between 2007 and 2009.

So, in the end, small carriers have a combined 25% of the available spectrum and 10% of the market, but the money goes to the Big Three. We see steady growth among smaller players, but none of them has the financial power to extend coverage nationwide. In other words, the oligarchic market is here to stay as long as you pay your wireless bill.